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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Virginia

8 Ranked Colleges
887 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Virginia

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 1,066 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $50,533 and $30,912 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 887 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Virginia

#1

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 298 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at James Madison University are $29,544, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at James Madison University

#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Lynchburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 97 students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349.

Full Liberty University General Education Report

#3

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 133 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at University of Virginia - Main Campus

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the #4 spot on the list. VCU is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 107 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228.

Read full report on General Education at Virginia Commonwealth University

#5

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, Virginia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary Washington landed the #5 spot on the list. UMW is a small school located in Fredericksburg, Virginia that handed out 93 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia master’s degree education students list, UMW has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMW are $21,030, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Mary Washington General Education Report

#6

Longwood University

Farmville, Virginia

With a ranking of #6, Longwood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. Longwood is a small school located in Farmville, Virginia that handed out 59 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Longwood not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Longwood University are $20,484.

Read full report on General Education at Longwood University

#7

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

Radford University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia ranking. Radford University is a fairly large public school situated in Radford, Virginia. It awarded 57 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Radford also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford are $21,382, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Shenandoah University

Winchester, Virginia

Shenandoah University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Virginia ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Winchester, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 42 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

Shenandoah also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Shenandoah University are $23,040.

Read more about General Education at Shenandoah

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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